A & B: Revising

In chapter 11 of "Allyn and Bacon", I learned many interesting things about composing and revising work.  The goal of a writer is to make their ideas clear to the readers, and to do this they must revise their work many times.  I found the part about the differences between expert writers and novice writers very intriguing.  I never realized how many times an expert writer has to revise his or her work in order for it to be suitable for the public.  I also agree with everything that it says in the book.  Novice writers tend to write one draft and that is it, while expert writers compose many drafts.  I also found the advantages of writing multiple drafts interesting.   For one, multiple drafts help writers overcome the limits of short-term memory. I thought that was intriguing and also very true.  Writing more than one draft really implants the information in your head and it is easier to pick out the problems one by one.  Before I read this chapter, I had never heard of the words "writerly" and "readerly."  The author mentions that when someone is peer editing another paper, he or she should make "readerly" comments.  These comments are easier for the other person to understand, and make you a better peer reviewer.